Devil’s Own
Devil’s Own 律师步兵团 英国本土防卫军〔territorial army〕中由专门从事法律职业的人——主要是律师公会中的成员——组成的一个团。这种从律师公会中征募律师入伍的做法始于1584年，而这一团队的上述绰号则源于乔治三世1803年在海德公园检阅他们时所发出的惊叹。
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boundary
boundary. 1. A natural or artificial separation that delineates the confines of real property (the creek serves as a boundary between the two properties). See METES AND BOUNDS. [Cases: Boundaries 1–25. C.J.S. Boundaries §§ 2–63.] “The object of all rules for the establishment of boundaries is to ascertain the actual location of the boundary as
bailiwick
bailiwick (bay-l[schwa]-wik). The office, jurisdiction, or district of a bailiff; esp., a bailiff’s territorial jurisdiction. — Also termed bailivia; baliva; balliva. “In the early days a village was called a ‘wick.’ Each village had a bailiff who was its peace officer. His authority was limited to the territory of the wick. A bailiff was popularly
airspace
airspace. The space that extends upward from the surface of land, esp. so far as is necessary for the owner or possessor to have reasonable use and enjoyment of the incidents of its ownership or possession. Cf. OUTER SPACE. national airspace. Int’l law. The pillar of air above a nation’s territory — including internal waters
hovering act
hovering act. Int’l law. A statute applying to a coastal country’s criminal jurisdiction over ships, and persons aboard those ships, when the ships are outside the country’s territory. “The notion of hovering acts evolved long before that of a belt of uniform width in the form of territorial waters. Great Britain’s first anti-smuggling legislation to
sea
sea. 1. The ocean (on the sea). 2. A large landlocked part of the ocean; a large body of salt water smaller than a regular ocean (the Mediterranean Sea). 3. The ocean swell (a rough sea). 4. An extremely large or extended quantity (a sea of documents). free seas. See high seas. high seas. The
river
river. A natural, flowing body of water that empties into another body of water, such as a lake, sea, or channel. international river. A river that flows through or between two or more countries. national river. A river wholly contained within a single country. • That country has exclusive territorial rights over the river. private
recognition
recognition, n. 1. Confirmation that an act done by another person was authorized. See RATIFICATION. [Cases: Principal and Agent 170(2).C.J.S. Agency § 88.] 2. The formal admission that a person, entity, or thing has a particular status; esp. a nation’s act in formally acknowledging the existence of another nation or national government. 3. Parliamentary law.
ancillary letters testamentary
Letters testamentary issued at a place where the testator owned property but did not have a domicile. • The executor or administrator is not authorized to act outside the issuing court’s territorial jurisdiction.
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angary
(ang-g[schwa]-ree).Int’l law A country’s right, in war or other urgent circumstances, to seize — for temporary use — neutral merchant ships in its inland or territorial waters as well as aircraft within its territory, with full indemnity by the country. — Also termed right of angary; jus angariae; angaria.